For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Middle East Monitor, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, by Samy Magdy, Bassem Mroue and David Rising | AP CAIRO — Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel today with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials said. At the same time, it warned . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 25 A U.S.-led effort to bring aid to Gaza by sea is moving forward. But big concerns remain, by Julia Frankel, Lolita C. Baldor and Jon Gambrell | AP JERUSALEM — The construction of a new port in Gaza and an accompanying U.S. military-built pier offshore are underway, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the humanitarian aid will be delivered. The Israeli-developed port . . . READ MORE . . .
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Protests against the war in Gaza intensify at Columbia University. Reported by A Martínez and Adrian Florido | NPR Authorities are being called to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college and university campuses across the U.S. — leading to mass arrests. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Do Columbia’s pro-Palestinian protests resemble the ones against the Vietnam war? From NPR. A college professor who protested the Vietnam War in 1968 compares her experiences with the pro-Palestinian protests currently happening at Columbia University. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Amnesty: U.S. universities must stop suppressing pro-Palestine protests. From Middle East Monitor. Amnesty International on Thursday condemned American university administrations’ crackdown and suppression of war protests against Israel’s war in the besieged Gaza Strip. The rights group urged university administrations across the U.S. to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Students block Paris’ Sciences Po university over Gaza war, by Lucien Libert | Reuters PARIS — Students blocked access to Paris’ prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza today, demanding the institution condemn Israel’s actions, in a protest that echoed similar demonstrations on U.S. campuses. Chanting . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report.
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